POLITICS
20 oil thieves bag 6-year jail terms
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday convicted 20 persons for illegal dealing and storing of petroleum products. [Click for More]
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NEWS
UNIPORT shut down after violent protest
The management of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has announced the closure of the university for one month following the violent students’ protest over the [Click for More]
NEWS
Nigeria environmental groups wants Eni/Agip audited following frequent explosions
The Environmental Rights Action / Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called for a comprehensive audit of safety procedures at Agip oilfields in Bayelsa following [Click for More]
NEWS
Despite petrol scarcity, Nigeria destroys 400 modular refineries
Despite the country being unable to refine enough crude for local consumption of by-products, the Nigerian government destroyed more than 400 illegal refineries in three [Click for More]
Breaking News
Troops Intercept Suicide Bombers
Today, at about 4.00am troops of 101 Battalion of 7 Division received a tip off about impending attack in Maiduguri city by 4 suspected Boko [Click for More]
Breaking News
New Deadly Terrorist Group Now In Kaduna
The Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El Rufai has disclosed that a new deadly terror group, Gausiyya has started operating in the state. El Rufai also [Click for More]
NEWS
#PanamaPapers: Lawyer hired by Nigeria to track Abacha loot has 178 firms in tax havens
Enrico Monfrini, a Swiss attorney hired by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to track missing Abacha loot in Swiss banks is himself operating [Click for More]
NEWS
#PanamaPapers: General Theophilus Danjuma’s offshore companies, secret account exposed
Theophilus Danjuma, a retired army general and former defence minister, is one of Nigeria’s richest personalities, courtesy of his ownership of one of Nigeria’s most [Click for More]
Celebrity Gist
See The Reactions Of Some Nigerian Celebrities To The No Fuel, No Light Situation
Sparked by a tweet by the outspoken PDP Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, several Nigerian celebrities have spoken up over the no-light-no-fuel palaver facing the country at [Click for More]
NEWS
#PanamaPapers: Ex-Nigeria Senate President, David Mark, illegally operates secret companies in tax haven
Nigeria’s immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has links to at least eight offshore shell companies while holding public office, in violation of a federal [Click for More]